Hammer Time (UNBREAKABLE Wrench/Hammer MT)

[MultiMat]

I nabbed these 2 hammer MT's for a bit of a song (princely sum of $16.39us ). I was most keen on the UNBREAKABLE hammer/wrench MT. The UNBREAKABLE MT I have seen for sale on US Ebay normally well over $100us.
I love these old hammer MT's & one called UNBREAKABLE is just too hard too resist   .


                                  PST for scale(apologies for crappy pic)


I love the name UNBREAKABLE but I reckon I could break it   . TOMAHAWK JUNIOR NO.9. I would love to see the largest & smallest Tomahawk's


Bob thinks the Unbreakable was made somewhere between 1900 & the 1940's   . The markings on the tool are G.M.Co.  L.I.CITY.N.Y. Not sure exactly were the tool was made & if the G.M.Co. is the same as the car makers


Initially I thought the spring sticking out of the base of the wrench was a anti rattle spring , but it is more than that  .
Note the adjuster locked into the grooves.


Push down on the wrench head & the spring allows the adjusting mech too disengage & rapid adjustment via sliding the wrench down. The rapid adjustment is only one way , that is it enables sliding wrench widening but not rapid clamping. Still pretty cool.


Tool is a lot smaller than I thought it was going to be. Not particularly comfortable & to be honest does not feel Unbreakable   . But boy do I like it   .


I am keen to give this oldie a go   , a bigger version would be mighty handy   . I have seen this type of tool described as a 'Roofers' tool & a 'Crate' tool.  


The GANG   , I do like giving things a whack  



                            HAMMER TIME  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c4L4CPfQY8

[sawman]

The Leatherman looks a bit out of place in that spread. Some pretty wicked utensils you have there 

[David]

Nice pics of some great old tools. I like that tomahawk junior!

[Mr. Whippy]

Mat,

That is an odd, odd collection.  

Must be something about the Australian air, I guess...


 

[Gareth]

I like 'em both mate, the "tomahawk" is a lot smaller that it looks when you see it in hand.  Either that of you have hands like Andre the Giant.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Now joking aside I really like them too

[Neil]

Wacky

Mr Unbreakable looks like a crude old beast, is it smooth in operation?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Wacky

Mr Unbreakable looks like a crude old beast, is it smooth in operation?

Your asking an Aussie if it's smooth

They'd mistake that tool for hi tech down under

[nuphoria]

Love the Tomahawk - wouldn't mind one myself 

[MultiMat]

I like 'em both mate, the "tomahawk" is a lot smaller that it looks when you see it in hand.  Either that of you have hands like Andre the Giant.

I wish Gareth I might then find full sized SOG's easy to use 

Wacky

Mr Unbreakable looks like a crude old beast, is it smooth in operation?

Not the smoothest adjuster but a lot better than some modern shifters I have handled. I REALLY dislike shifting mechanisms with a lot of slop in them .

Wacky

Mr Unbreakable looks like a crude old beast, is it smooth in operation?

Your asking an Aussie if it's smooth

They'd mistake that tool for hi tech down under

Smooth enough through the air too lop of a cheeky Pom's finger  .

Love the Tomahawk - wouldn't mind one myself 

If it was a wee bit bigger I reckon it would make a tops wreaking tool . My one has a lovely aged patina too  (not sure if the pics show it very well)

Mat,

That is an odd, odd collection.   

Must be something about the Australian air, I guess...


 

I think it is just me mate , I like odd 

[Zed]

some very cool tools there, 

[Precise]

Hey, that thing is called a tomahawk? I think I remember seeing one of those in my dad's shop...I wonder if I could find it and take some pics of it. (Finding it would pretty hard though....he' a bit of a pack rat.)

I like the hammer wrench...much better than the knife wrench! 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Point taken

[J-sews]

Bob thinks the Unbreakable was made somewhere between 1900 & the 1940's   . The markings on the tool are G.M.Co.  L.I.CITY.N.Y. Not sure exactly were the tool was made & if the G.M.Co. is the same as the car makers

Turns out I was way off Mat. After a bit more digging, I was able to locate the patent for the "Combination Hammer And Wrench" which was applied for in 1954.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=Dn5yAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&source=gbs_overview_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false



And it seems that the G.M. Co. of Long Island City New York was a wrench and tool manufacturer. (no relation to General Motors)

Nice set of weird oldies you got there by the way!! Pretty soon they will be filming a video of you like they did the drill collector and the hammer collector guy.

[MultiMat]

Bob thinks the Unbreakable was made somewhere between 1900 & the 1940's   . The markings on the tool are G.M.Co.  L.I.CITY.N.Y. Not sure exactly were the tool was made & if the G.M.Co. is the same as the car makers

Turns out I was way off Mat. After a bit more digging, I was able to locate the patent for the "Combination Hammer And Wrench" which was applied for in 1954.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=Dn5yAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&source=gbs_overview_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false



And it seems that the G.M. Co. of Long Island City New York was a wrench and tool manufacturer. (no relation to General Motors)

Nice set of weird oldies you got there by the way!! Pretty soon they will be filming a video of you like they did the drill collector and the hammer collector guy.

Great stuff Bob thanks for that  .
I contacted the 'Collectors' show about my Multi's some time ago & they asked me too send pics. I can not decide if I want to be on the show & I have not sent pics. Should I run a poll